It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle for a period of time
in excess of the amount of time designated by law and so posted.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any paved portion of any
street for the purpose of:
It shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle on any private
property without the consent of the owner of the property.
(A)
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in
compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official
traffic control devices, no person shall:
(1)
Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(a)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the
edge or curb of a street.
(b)
On a sidewalk.
(c)
Within an intersection.
(d)
On a crosswalk.
(e)
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet
of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings.
(f)
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when
stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
(g)
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or
within a highway tunnel.
(h)
On any railroad tracks.
(i)
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
(j)
On any controlled-access highway.
(k)
In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including
crossovers.
(l)
In any alley that is open and maintained.
(m)
In a public parking area if the vehicle does not display a current
annual registration sticker or digital registration sticker or current
temporary permit pending registration.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(2)
Stand or park a vehicle (whether occupied or not, except momentarily
to pick up or discharge passengers):
(a)
In front of a public or private driveway.
(b)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
(c)
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
(d)
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop
sign, yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of
the roadway.
(e)
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station
and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station
within 75 feet of such entrance (when properly sign-posted).
(f)
At any place where official signs prohibit standing or parking.
(B)
No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into
any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
(C)
Schedule G[1] shall list all applicable no-parking zones.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule G is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(D)
Truck Parking Prohibitions. No person shall park any vehicle, vehicles
or trailer the length of which exceeds 20 feet or any second division
vehicle licensed for "F" classification or higher:
(1)
Upon any street, alley or other public way within the Village
except for the purpose and time period reasonably necessary to load
and unload the same.
(2)
Upon public or private property within the Village with the
motor running for a continuous period in excess of 30 minutes within
50 feet of a residence.
(E)
Parking Prohibitions. No parking of semi tractors and/or trailers,
or other vehicle, vehicles, or trailer the length of which exceeds
20 feet or any second division vehicles licensed for "F" classification
or higher shall be parked or allowed to stand along either side of
U.S. Route 40 within 30 feet from the center of the state right-of-way
within the corporate limits of the Village except as may be for the
purpose and time period reasonably necessary to load or unload the
same.
[Amended 10-19-2004 by Ord. No. 04-10-02]
(A)
Designated Parking. Certain parking spaces within the confines of
the Village shall be designated for use by handicapped persons' vehicles
only and will be posted with appropriate signs to that effect.
(B)
Use of Designated Handicapped Parking. The use of designated handicapped
parking locations, duly posted and signed, shall to that effect be
open to any vehicle which bears the appropriate handicapped Illinois
registration plate issued by the Secretary of State for the State
of Illinois, or a valid handicapped parking permit issued by another
governmental agency or which bears a handicapped card furnished in
accordance with 625 ILCS 5/11-1301.1 et. seq. furnished by the Village.
(C)
Application for Illinois Handicapped Registration Plate. The issuance
of an Illinois handicapped motor vehicle registration plate shall
be made with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois at any
facility provided and approved for that purpose by the Secretary of
State.
(D)
Penalty. Any vehicle parked in violation of this article in a posted
designated handicapped space which does not bear an Illinois handicapped
registration plate or a valid handicapped parking permit issued by
another governmental agency or a Village handicapped registration
card will be ticketed and the vehicle will be removed in accordance
with departmental policies and in accordance with 625 ILCS 5/11-1302.
The registered owner of the vehicle as ascertained by the registration
plates of the vehicle will be presumed to be in control of the vehicle
and will be fined $350. The same registered owner will be held liable
for the cost of removal of the vehicle and must pay that cost, plus
storage charges, if any, prior to the release of the vehicle.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(E)
Handicapped Parking Areas. Those places designated as "handicapped
parking spaces" are listed in Schedule H.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule H is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(A)
Established. There is hereby established gross load limits on certain
Village streets. The term "gross load limit" shall mean the total
weight of a vehicle and the load it is carrying.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
(B)
Restrictions. It shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle upon any
street where the operation is prohibited by this section and where
such signs of prohibition are posted, except that a vehicle may be
driven on such street for not more than the minimum distance necessary
for the purpose of making deliveries or picking up loads.
(C)
Exceptions. This chapter shall not include pickup trucks, trucks
operated by the Village maintenance and repairs on the street or the
operation of a vehicle owned by the U.S. government or State of Illinois
while on lawful business of these agencies.
The Police Department and all members thereof assigned to traffic
duty are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed
and towed away by commercial towing service, any car, boat, trailer,
or other vehicle illegally parked in any place where such parked vehicle
creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire
hydrant or obstructs or may obstruct the movement of any emergency
vehicle; or any vehicle which has been parked in any public street
or other public place for a period of 24 hours. Vehicles towed away
shall be stored on any Village property or in a public garage or parking
lot and shall be restored to the owner or operator thereof after payment
of the expense incurred by the Village in removing and storing such
vehicle(s).
Any person accused of a violation of an ordinance prohibiting
parking a vehicle in a designated area or restricting the length of
time a vehicle may be there parked, may settle and compromise the
claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying to the
Village $25 for each such offense. Such payment may be made at the
Village Hall and a receipt shall be issued for all money so received
and such money shall be promptly turned over to the Treasurer to be
credited to the general fund. The members of the Police Department
are hereby authorized to refrain from instituting a prosecution for
the alleged offense involved for at least 48 hours; provided, however,
that this section shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so
as to obstruct the entrance or exit of any place where Police and
Fire Department apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or
housed or so as to block an emergency entrance in a hospital. Nor
shall this section apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle
so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street or alley or parking
in such a way as to reduce traffic on an arterial street to one-way
traffic only; nor to any person who refuses to remove a vehicle illegally
parked at the request of any member of the Police Department.
The fact that a vehicle which is illegally parked or operated
is registered in the name of a person shall be considered prima facie
proof that such person was in control of the vehicle at the time of
such violation.[1]
